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30 March 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Armenian police refutes media reports on inflated number of voters

2008 presidential electoral register had 2.311 mln voters against 2.482 mln eligible to vote in this year’s parliamentary elections.

30 March 2012 • 08:35 AMT
N. Korea fires short-range missiles as part of test

North Korea has raised tensions in recent weeks by announcing it would launch a rocket to put a satellite into orbit.

30 March 2012 • 08:32 AMT
Japan to intercept N. Korean long-range rocket if threatened

Seoul has also warned it might shoot down any parts of the North Korean rocket heading for South Korean territory.

30 March 2012 • 08:02 AMT
Turkey opens electromagnetic compatibility tank test center

The mock-up of the first Altay tank was introduced to the Turkish public at the IDEF-2011 fair in Istanbul last May.

30 March 2012 • 07:59 AMT
Armenian police urges for immediate report of electoral bribing

Police chief Vladimir Gasparyan instructed his staff to keep an eye for any violations towards the coming elections.

30 March 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Grandma’s Tattoos to be screened in Glendale April 18

The documentary chronicles filmmaker Suzanne Khardalian’s quest to expose the extreme abuse suffered by her grandmother.

30 March 2012 • 07:33 AMT
Best Buy to close at least 50 retail stores

The company posted mixed earnings, and will be embarking on an $800 million dollar multi-year cost reduction program.

30 March 2012 • 07:23 AMT
French police arrest 20 suspected Islamists in dawn raids

The arrests were “not directly linked” to the Merah investigation, but were aimed at dismantling Islamist networks, a source said.

30 March 2012 • 07:19 AMT
UEFA EURO 2012 trophy embarks on tour

The tour will visit 14 cities across Poland and Ukraine, the two co-host countries of UEFA EURO 2012 in April-May.

30 March 2012 • 07:12 AMT
Turkish Grey Wolves penetrated into Paris to protest Genocide bill

Turkish ultra-nationalist Grey wolves infiltrated in demonstration against Armenian Genocide bill adoption in France.

30 March 2012 • 07:07 AMT
Armenia’s Vahagn Davtyan ranks 2nd in Still Rings Final in Qatar

Serob Soghomonyan, Arthur Davtyan, Arthur Tovmasyan, Vahagn Davtyan represented Armenia in Gym Challenge Cup.

30 March 2012 • 06:38 AMT
Armenia sends 7 weightlifters to European Championship

Armenia’s Weightlifting Federation representatives will take part in European Weightlifting Federation meeting in Turkey.

30 March 2012 • 06:32 AMT
FLA, Apple, Foxconn secure deal on Chinese workers

The health and safety issues at Foxconn are well documented, since a fatal explosion rocked the Chengdu plant in 2011.

30 March 2012 • 06:27 AMT
Armenia to face Macedonia at World Team Table Tennis Championships

Armenia rivaled Morocco on March 29, with Mesrop Ghukasyan beating Ahmed Zegli 3:0, and then losing to Mounaim Tirselt.

30 March 2012 • 06:23 AMT
Vladimir Akopian drops to 7th at European Chess Championship

Vladimir Akopian tied the game with Russia’s Vladimir Malakhov in 9th round and dropped to 7th place with 7 points.

30 March 2012 • 05:21 AMT
NASA spacecraft captures video of massive solar “tornado”

The $850 million SDO spacecraft, which launched in February 2010, is the first in a fleet of NASA efforts to study our sun.

30 March 2012 • 05:20 AMT
Researchers link too much sitting to shortened lives

The researchers found that the extra risk tied to sitting held up regardless of whether people were normal weight or overweight.

29 March 2012 • 19:43 AMT
Microsoft gives details about Windows Server 8 online backup service

The service will use the already established Windows Azure cloud-based platform as its basis, according to the blog.

29 March 2012 • 19:24 AMT
Chavez returns to Venezuela after radiation treatment in Cuba

“It’s a hard battle … I’m good and will continue to be good. I’ve taken the treatment very well, thanks to God,” he said.

29 March 2012 • 18:45 AMT
Google earns more from iPhone than from Android ads and apps

That compares to Google’s $38bn total revenues in 2011, almost entirely derived from advertising on PCs.

29 March 2012 • 18:32 AMT
Mark Zuckerberg meets Japanese Prime Minister

Zuckerberg believes Facebook can be used to help people in disasters keep in touch and provide them with crucial information.

29 March 2012 • 17:54 AMT
“Hunger Games”’ Jennifer Lawrence in new horror film

In “The House at the End of the Street,” a teen with her mother move into the house next to home where double homicide had taken place.

29 March 2012 • 17:29 AMT
“Skyfall” videos unveil 2 Bond girls

Bérénice Marlohe, plays the exotic and potentially villainous Sévérine, while Naomie Harris, gets in on the exciting action.

29 March 2012 • 17:13 AMT
Britain’s crown jewels displayed at Diamond Jubilee exhibit

Among items featured is the fabled Koh-i-Nur diamond sitting in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

29 March 2012 • 16:48 AMT
Motorola rejects $300 mln Microsoft bond to stay in German market

Microsoft could lose its rights to distribute H.264 video standard and 802.11 WiFi standard products in Germany.

29 March 2012 • 16:34 AMT
“Wrath of the Titans” holds European premiere in UK

In the film, the Titans who were imprisoned by the gods are escaping and Perseus must fight to save the world once again.

29 March 2012 • 16:31 AMT
Sudan, S. Sudan pledge peace after border clashes

S. Sudan’s top negotiator said peace talks aim to “pursue peace” and to stop the recent violence, including airstrikes and tank battles.

29 March 2012 • 15:56 AMT
Muslim clerics banned from entering France

Tensions are high in France after Mohamed Merah, French Muslim of Algerian descent, confessed to killing 7 people in shootings.

29 March 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Saudi Arabia pledges to bring down oil prices – minister

Oil prices, despite falling on March 28, have risen in recent weeks, putting pressure on economies worldwide.

29 March 2012 • 15:48 AMT
Belgium closes Damascus embassy over security concerns

Countries including France, Italy, Japan, Britain and the United States have already closed their embassies in Syria.